{"id":451422,"date":"2025-12-16T18:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/451422\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:12:17","slug":"6-ramen-spots-in-chicago-and-suburbs-make-yelps-top-100-list-nbc-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/451422\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ramen spots in Chicago and suburbs make Yelp\u2019s top 100 list \u2013 NBC Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yelp released a new list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/article\/top-100-ramen-spots-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 100 ramen shops in the U.S.<\/a> for 2025 and six Chicago-area spots made the cut &#8212; with both the city and suburbs represented on the list.<\/p>\n<p>The popular restaurant review site said the &#8220;all-time&#8221; list came as the ramen restaurant business continues to grow, with some of the top spots coming from big cities to small Midwest towns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From Los Angeles and New York to small-town Wisconsin, ramen shops have become some of America\u2019s most popular and affordable places to eat, thanks to passionate chefs, creative menus, and a community of noodle-obsessed fans,&#8221; the ranking states.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking looked at any business listed under the &#8220;ramen&#8221; category on Yelp&#8217;s website and app, then ranked each spot using data from both the total volume of reviews and the ratings of each review. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the top spots came from small Wisconsin and Indiana towns, but Illinois was well-represented, with four city spots and two suburban eateries named. <\/p>\n<p>The top Illinois location, Rudy&#8217;s Ramen in Chicago, made the list at No. 26. The next spot on the list also came from Chicago, with Menya Goku By Ramen Wasabi, ranking at No. 63.<\/p>\n<p>Nomu Ramen and Izakaya in Glenview marked the first suburban spot to rank, coming in at No. 79.<\/p>\n<p>Other spots named were Poke Poke in Chicago at No. 81, Lili Sushi in Carol Stream at No. 93 and lastly\u00a0Daifuku Ramen in Chicago at No. 95. <\/p>\n<p>The Midwest was well-represented on the list, with a small Wisconsin town eatery among the top-ranked locations.<\/p>\n<p>Matsumoto Ramen House in Sparta, Wisconsin, ranked at No. 8 and Ramen Alley in Columbus, Indiana, rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the heart of small-town Wisconsin, Matsumoto Ramen House is serving up bowls\u00a0that rival anything you\u2019d find in a bigger city,&#8221; the ranking states. &#8220;Founded by Japan-raised sisters Michele Bills and Cecilia Kirkland, the family-run, counter-order spot brings a personal touch to every steaming bowl.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yelp released a new list of the top 100 ramen shops in the U.S. for 2025 and six&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":451423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,8364,5386,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-451422","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-food-drink","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-illinois"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115730603693959099","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}